Losing Start Button


  1. bigmck
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    Losing Start Button


    On my laptop, every few months or so, my Start Button disappears on boot. The taskbar is still there, but there is a white spot where the Start Button used to be. I think this is due to getting some Malware as the only time I use my laptop in on a public wifi. The only way I have found to restore the SB is to do a Macrium Restore and things are fine for a while. I checked Google and did not see anything about only losing only the SB. There are things about losing the whole Taskbar. Have any of you heard of this before?
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  3. mitchell65
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    Sounds like a system file may be corrupt. Try running sfc /scannow, can't do any harm! I guess you have run Malwarebytes just in case!
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  4. bigmck
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    mitchell65 said:
    Sounds like a system file may be corrupt. Try running sfc /scannow, can't do any harm! I guess you have run Malwarebytes just in case!
    I will give that a try. Thanks,
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  6. bigmck
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    All the files were OK and I have run Malwarebytes. Everything is good for now. Hopefully it will stay that way.
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  7. mitchell65
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    That's good. Let us know if the problem recurs.
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  8. Slartybart
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    Do you employ and 3rd party themes or have you modified the Start Menu button?
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  10. bigmck
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    Slartybart said:
    Do you employ and 3rd party themes or have you modified the Start Menu button?
    Start Menu Button - Change
    No, I haven't done any of those. Thanks,
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